Dead Babies (novel)

Dead Babies

First UK edition
Author Martin Amis
Country England
Language English
Publisher Knopf (US)
Jonathan Cape (UK)
Publication date
1975
Preceded by The Rachel Papers
Followed by Success

Dead Babies is Martin Amis' second novel, published in 1975 by Jonathan Cape. It was published in paperback as Dark Secrets.[1]

Plot

Amis's second novel—a parody of Agatha Christie's country-house mysteries[2]—takes place over a single weekend at a manor called Appleseed Rectory.

Reception

In 2001, BBC critic David Wood wrote "Amis' second novel ranks among his most incendiary with its mordant wit, black comedy, and sense of the violently absurd."[3]

Film version

In 2000, the book was adapted into a film of the same name, starring Paul Bettany and Olivia Williams.

Further reading

References

  1. Amazon
  2. Thomas Jones, "Short Cuts", London Review of Books, 16 November 2000
  3. David Wood, "Dead Babies", BBC, 22 January 2001


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